how much are bilstein b8's brand new??

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Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:31 pm

thanks in advance :D
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:32 pm

about £150 each I believe
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:34 pm

is £110 for the pair a fair price then? their a used set look in good nick covered a few hundred mile so he say's
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:35 pm

Are the B8's the ones with the BIG FAT pistons(inverted)?

Speak to Simon at C3BMW. I think he said they were about £135 each last week

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Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:38 pm

yep there the ones

are they any good then?
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I got a pair of used B6 fronts from another zoner for £60.

B6 are also inverted but are shorter and suit vehicles lowered more than 35mm
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:45 pm

so is it a good deal for the b8's im very tempted :?
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I payed £300 for all four from evolve.

EDIT. Brand new!
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:56 pm

I got the same deal as Barry, this was about 18 months ago, dont know if its still on but it was a very good price
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:42 pm

Same here, got them from Evolve and arrived in a couple of days :D
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I looked into these a couple of months ago and found that the price had increased significantly from £300, I think it's because of the poor exchange rate of the pound against the euro. The cheapest I found was a set on ebay for £435, the link doesn't want to work on here but do a search for 'e30 bilstein' on ebay and you'll find them.
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i cant remember exactly how much i paid for mine from evolve but i do remember it was £50 cheaper than the next cheapest quote id got.
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clarko74 wrote:I looked into these a couple of months ago and found that the price had increased significantly from £300, I think it's because of the poor exchange rate of the pound against the euro. The cheapest I found was a set on ebay for £435, the link doesn't want to work on here but do a search for 'e30 bilstein' on ebay and you'll find them.
Thats Neil Macdonalds company.

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Is that a good or bad thing Barry?

I didn't get a price from Evolve as the e30 bit of their website was/is under construction.
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clarko74 wrote:Is that a good or bad thing Barry?

I didn't get a price from Evolve as the e30 bit of their website was/is under construction.
Neither.

Here is the prices from evolve.

http://www.evo-s.co.uk/shop/index.php?c ... _3433_3456
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Christ, they're almost after doubling in price.
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Just checked the prices of Bilstien B12's (the ones I was going to get)... they have sky-rocketed in price on the euro performance site to £770 for the 325i. Ouch.

Whats the difference between B8's, B12's etc?
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You think that's expensive... Try getting E36 M3 ones so you can use E36 running gear.. Ouch. :cry:
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325i Cab are still £98 a corner and 325i Touring rears are too. Maybe they still have some old stock at the old price?
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I got them just before they jumped in price and were only 315 euro and about 340ish delivered :)


The B12s are B8s but only with matched Eibach springs. Bob_s has a set on his car I think.
I have B8s with Eibach springs on my iS and find them great.


At 770 for a B12 kit, it really asks the question would you be better off getting coil-overs.
Even BC-racing coil-overs are abit cheaper and GAZ are only a few hundred more...
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:19 am

I just got a set from set from Kam racing today http://www.kamracing.co.uk/manufacturer ... -1053.html -£388 delivered. They where well the cheapest. They arrived in two days direct from ecp -I looked up what they would cost there -£517 :eek:
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